OXO Brew 8-Cup Coffee Maker - Single-Serve & Carafe, Thermal Stainless Steel, SCA Certified

(Purchased with my own cash! - no promos!) Got it about a week ago. Prior to this, all we've had were Bunn units. We're no coffee snobs, but we know a "great" cup of coffee. It seemed like all we were getting was couple of years use out of the prior brand's units - and we're looking to get more towards five+ years use - hence, the change. It should be noted that when we had concern with the previous brand, we LOVED their customer service! I'm hoping that I never have to contact OXO. I just want the unit to function daily, and make a couple of pots. Thus far - this unit has done just that, and has been a simple joy to use. Put in the filtered water (from our fridge's water dispenser), scoop in coffee for your desired strength (we still use our Bunn filters), and hit the buttons. The unit then takes over. Quiet little gurgles tell you the unit is pre-infusing for blooming, then quick brewing ensues, dropping the HOT results into the thermal carafe. I look for the SCA approval, which should get you a good cup of coffee, and a unit build quality above standard consumer grade. The thermal carafe holds temp for a good long while between brews (usually 2 per morning or early afternoon). Note: I actually liked their design of their previous 9 cup model, but saw some operational complaints, thus opted for this cleanly designed model. Since being retired, we arise at different times. We like being able to load the unit the nite before (we had a Bunn "timer unit" just prior [when I arose at a consistent time]). Upon arising, hit the buttons, and go let our dogs out. Very soon there after - a GREAT pot of coffee awaits! I looked at and researched many models prior to choosing. If any manufacturers are reading this - and as I'm sure others also feel - all I'm after, is a simple to operate, LONG LASTING unit that consistent ly delivers a great cup of HOT coffee - which this model does! We've had the Bunn Speed Brews, Thermals, and their Timed units - and LOVED their coffee results. We now detract from the Speed Brew & Thermal, as they keep water hot at all times, and consume lots more AC. Note: I put a meter on this OXO unit - it pulls around 1200 watts during the brew cycle - and that's it. The thermal carafe keeps it hot therafter. Four simple parts - main heating unit, basket, carafe and lid - will produce a great pot of coffee. While I initially feel this unit is slightly overpriced - if it lasts a decent duration - it'll be WELL WORTH the money! Should anything change from my initial favorable observations - I'll update... UPDATE: It's been a couple of months (4) now - and we still love it! I read in other reviews about leaking on their counters - it can be avoided by making sure the brew basket is placed properly in its snapped position prior to your brew cycle. And another things we have noticed is that we use LESS coffee per cycle than our old unit (saving us money!). All in all - a great purchase...

This machine makes coffee taste like it came from a coffee shop - complex, dimensional flavor with lots of aromatics. It brews in about 5 minutes or less, which makes it fine that it's not programmable. The carafe keeps it nice and hot. I don't know for how long - I've always finished it within an hour and it's always piping hot during that time. Two important features: 1. it brews coffee at the exact right temperature and 2. it uses a "bloom" feature where it wets the grounds and waits for a moment then continues brewing. These are the two biggest factors that upgrade the taste from good to great. I also got it because it has a special basket for brewing single servings, which also turn out great. I have had no problems at all with the spilling that other reviewers mentioned. Maybe that's because I put the lid on correctly when I use it? Not that hard.

I will preface this review by saying I haven't owned a drip coffee maker since the late 80's. Mostly because I don't like the concept of making coffee in a plastic machine, I've done glass pour over or stainless steel French press or percolated coffee for decades. Am I fussy about my coffee? Yes. Am I a coffee connoisseur? Absolutely not. That being said, this is an attractive, compact, quiet and quick coffee maker. I followed Mfg. directions to a T the first time I used it. Holy strong coffee! They consider a cup of coffee to be 5 oz of water, but I haven't owned a 5 oz coffee cup in my life. So yeah, their water to coffee ratio was DOUBLE what I would normally use. But hey, I figured I ought to follow their directions at least once, because you never know. Well, now I know that was a mistake. I tossed the coffee out and started over again, using the water to coffee ratio I would normally use when making my regular pour over coffee. (Half the amount of coffee!) That turned out much better. However, 8 cups of coffee this coffee maker does NOT make! Again, that estimate is based on a cup of coffee being 5 oz. So realistically, I'm only going to get 2.5 cups of coffee from a pot, not 8 cups, because I use a Thermos travel mug that holds 16 oz. of coffee. Math. Not my forte. The unit itself is very sleek and simple. You fill the tank, add a filter and coffee to the appropriate basket, select single cup or full carafe and push a button. Super easy. I was pleased to find this coffee maker is actually whisper quiet. A little muffled gurgling can be heard at the very end of the cycle, but that's it. I was also pleased to see that there was very little steam produced as the coffee is being brewed, and the steam that did come out is vented toward the front of the machine, not the back. (You really can't even see the steam, but if you hold your hand over the vents you can feel it slightly) If you're putting your coffee maker under your kitchen cabinets that's a big plus, and has always been a pet peeve of mine. Why can't they make a machine that's sealed and doesn't spew steam under your cabinets? Anyhow, this machine does emit a little bit of steam, but it's greatly reduced compared to the drip coffee makers I've had in the past. The machine beeps once when the coffee is ready. Again, nothing obnoxious. The "on" button for the machine stays lit for an hour, but there isn't a hot plate to worry about or turn off, which is helpful if you're like me and get busy with your morning and forget to come back to shut things down. You can make a 'single' cup of coffee if your mug fits under the drip mechanism. There's a little removable plate that can either lift a smaller cup up closer to where the coffee comes out or you can remove the plate to buy more room for a taller mug. A 16 oz Yeti fits fine under the drip opening when the plate is removed. Again, I would measure the amount of water you'll need for a single cup of coffee by using the mug or cup you plan to drink from to fill the water tank. Regardless of what setting you use, either single cup or full carafe, the machine will make the amount of coffee based on the amount of water you put in the tank. The single cup or carafe setting is really more for how the shower head dispenses the water over the grounds than for telling the machine how much coffee to make. All of this is explained well in the directions, which are thorough and straightforward. When you are making a carafe of coffee you can remove the carafe to pour a cup of coffee if you're antsy for that first sip. The basket has a little ball that will stop the drip temporarily. That said, this machine is pretty quick to make a full carafe of coffee. I didn't time it, but I'd guess it to be somewhere around 6 minutes or so from start to finish? (It does pause briefly for about 30 seconds after it starts to let the coffee grounds "bloom.") There's no clock to set the machine to start at a specific time of day. In other words you have to be present to start it, which is fine by me, but might be a drawback for someone who wants to wake up to coffee that's ready to go. But I don't really see that as an issue given how fast this coffee maker works. The carafe seems OK. Lots of raving about how ergonomic is it and how nicely it pours. Meh. It's a carafe. I always pre-heat my carafe (and mug) with hot tap water prior to making coffee, so I'm sure that helps retain the heat a bit longer. Two and a half hours after I made a pot of coffee I found the second pour to be just as hot as the first, so the carafe appears to hold up to the hype. I also like that the carafe has a wide mouth, which makes for easy cleaning. Overall, I like this machine and can't find much to complain about except that I don't see it being my weekend coffee maker. It just doesn't make enough coffee for two people who both like to drink at least two 16 oz cups of coffee over the course of a long morning. (We are always up very early) I only got this machine because I'm going to be out of town in a couple of weeks and my husband wanted a simple, fool-proof way to make coffee while I'm gone. I'm sure this machine will do the job just fine. After that I'll probably use it to make coffee for myself during the week, but I see us going back to pour-over coffee on the weekend, when we will want to consume at least two 16 oz cups or so each. I think this is the sort of compromise you're always going to have to make unless you're willing to have a big, huge, honking machine that sucks up most of your kitchen counter, or you're lucky enough to have a dedicated space for a coffee bar. But if you just want simplicity and a nice cup of coffee (or two) from a machine that doesn't take up half of your kitchen, then this is the machine for you. 2-6-26 Update: I've had this coffee maker a little over six months now and have used it daily. For the most part, the good things are still good. The only issues I've found is that when making a single cup of coffee (in my case, a 16 oz travel mug with a wide mouth) the coffee maker leaks/drips water down the outside the actual cup. Not every time, but often enough that it's very irritating. I can't for the life of me figure out WHY this happens. The mug is perfectly positioned. And the water that I have to wipe up after it's done is NOT coffee colored, so the water leakage is not coming from the single use coffee basket itself. No clue what the problem is, but it's very irritating to have a mug and a base that has to be wiped down every time. I did try descaling the unit to see if that might help. Nope. I took the showerhead off and cleaned it thinking maybe that was the problem. Nope. I'm stumped. Needless to say, I won't be using this machine to make single cups of coffee anymore because apparently that's not this machines forte. For some reason Amazon editing won't allow me to change my star rating, so just know that in light of this issue I'd only give this machine three stars.

I have had this coffee machine for two years now and it has made two pots of delicious coffee per day since I bought it. It has not leaked, dripped, failed to brew, or had any issues. This is the perfect machine for brewing full pots of coffee. We were not interested in using the smaller 2-4 cup filter basket so my review cannot speak to using this machine for smaller amounts. Keep in mind when it says 8 cups it means tiny 5oz cups - the pot actually holds 4 -10oz cups, which is sufficient for our needs. We use our grinder to decide grind and coffee amount and this machine does the brewing, which is consistent and delicious every time. The carafe keeps the coffee very hot for at least 1 hour, and hot for two. Some tips for new users: -Use the "12 cup" Bunn or commercial filters - they are taller and help prevent grind spill-over when brewing. Dollar-store filters are particularly short and can cause this issue, particularly if not placed in completely level. -Fill the water to the very top of the clear part of the reservoir - ignore the 8 cup water mark - as some water stays in the grounds, this will give you a full pot every time. -Experiment with grind and coffee amount at first to figure out your favorite strength of brew. -Ensure carafe lid is on tight and threaded on properly all the way before brewing or pouring. -Clean the machine whenever the cleaning light comes on - I just use vinegar water but any coffee machine de-scaler can be used. -Run the brew-head (it's twist-off-see arrows on brew-head), filter basket, carafe & lid through the dishwasher as needed. Carafe lid has an internal valve that rattles when lid is shaken - this is by design and not a flaw. Hand-wipe other areas of machine as needed. I hope you enjoy your machine and that my review may be helpful to you. For my use case, it's 5 stars all the way!

El café sabe espectacular. Yo lleno casi toda la cuchara por cada taza. Pero eso depende de como le guste a cada uno. La jarra completa tarda 5 minutos en hacerse.

So after my beloved National brand coffee maker (which I bought off a guy leaving Japan three decades ago) finally died at age 30, I went through the hell of trying to find a simple coffee maker to do the same great job. Yup, it took another five years to find one after failing with several costly others. This one by OXO was rated by several people on the web so of course it's easy to be skeptical, but one review convinced me to try it. Lo and behold...delicious coffee SO simple to make is BACK! Keeps the coffee HOT without burning it like my beloved National used to do, so it one upped it lol. Yeah it's great, Alice. Worth every penny. Get one.

OXO 8 Cup Coffee Maker Review update We have now had the unit for about two weeks and as a result I can give a more complete review. The unit is a smaller coffee maker, unlike many other more conventional home brewers. It is able to brew anywhere from two to eight coffee industry standard 5 ounce cups, or 40 fluid ounces in total. I point this out as the Amazon description still lists it as making 64 fluid ounces. I sent in a note to Amazon about correcting that mistake but nothing has changed yet. Interface: - The interface is uncluttered and intuitive, with none of the stuff I don’t want. - It has only 4 buttons: Power, 2-4 cups, 5-8 cups, Clean. - No unnecessary clock or timer functions. - Two brew baskets: the standard “main” basket and an insert for making lesser amounts - The base has a recessed pedestal which can be flipped over to lift a mug up when brewing directly into the mug Usage: - I have now used all options for making a brew: - 2-4 cups setting into both a pot and a mug, 5-8 cups into a pot. - Water comes in hot and FAST. Initial bloom phase (flow then pause) lasts about 30 seconds to a minute. - Coffee is ready in 7 minutes or less, depending on amount being made. - No spills or leaks seen at any time. - A few small drips and spatters when making the brew into a mug. Use a tall mug. Note: the included pedestal is your friend here. Make use of it. - Coffee is hot. The pot keeps it between low 170s and mid 180s (°F) for at least an hour. Quality of brew: - Flavourful, especially at the larger volumes (5-8 cups). - Flavour intensifies as it cools. This was expected. A note on the coffee grind & amount: - Grind: - Medium, i.e. use as directed by the manual to start. - Too coarse or not enough coffee and the flavour will be thin. - Too fine or too much coffee and the resulting brew might be over extracted. It might even clog. See note on water flow above. I never saw this happen but I suppose it is possible. - Amount: - Use as directed (~ 8 gm / 5 oz cup) for larger amounts to start. - Use slightly more for lesser amounts (2-4 cups), especially when brewing into a mug (~ 2 cups). Once you’ve played with it for a while, I have no doubt the sweet spot will be found for your favourite coffee beans and the amount of coffee you like to make. The one feature I have yet to use is the “Clean” function. That won’t be for another two months or so, given our use of the brewer. All in all, a great coffee maker, well worth the price of admission.

Prepara rapidísimo el café. (menos de 4 minutos para 6 tazas) Además, ahorra energía con su jarra, pues conserva el calor por más de dos horas...